Plugin info

Total downloads: 21,370
Active installs: 1,000
Total reviews: 8
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 7 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 4/24/2025 (250 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 1/26/2018 (7 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 4.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 5.6

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 250 days ago • 8 reviews

40/100

Is Dashboard To-Do List abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 250 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 4.0
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 5.6

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Description

Are you a web designer or developer? Or are you creating a plugin or a theme? Are you finding hard to keep track of your tasks or your notepad is just untidy?

Add this useful tool to your WordPress website, create a to-do list from within the main Admin Dashboard and display it on your website.

Keep your list in one place and specific to your website/project.

Plugin Features

  • Easily edit your To-Do list from the Admin Dashboard.
  • Allow Editors to view and edit the dashboard To-Do list widget as well as Administrators.
  • Display the To-Do list as a floating widget on the frontend of your website.
  • Choose the position of the floating widget.
  • Restrict the visibility of the floating widget to logged in Administrators and/or Editors only.

Simply install and activate the plugin, open your Admin Dashboard and write your list.

Installation

Via WordPress

  1. From the WordPress Dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New.
  2. Search for ‘Dashboard To-Do List’ and click Install. Then click Activate.
  3. Go to the WordPress Dashboard to create your to-do list.

Manual

  1. Upload the folder /dashboard-to-do-list/ to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Go to the WordPress Dashboard to create your to-do list.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I use Dashboard To-Do List

Once Dashboard To-Do List is installed, simply go to the Admin Dashboard page and you’ll see the Website To-Do List widget. Use the textbox to write your list, one to-do per line.

Where do I report security bugs?

You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team help validate, triage and handle any security vulnerabilities. Report a security vulnerability.

I need help with something else

If your question is not answered here, please create a new topic in the WordPress support forum.

Review feed

patricebima
6/20/2019

wonderful plugin but a couple of bugs

I love this plugin, perfect to help creating websites! It would be great to choose left or right position and why not randomize the list order to improve productivity and add checkbox.
douglaskarr
8/4/2022

Simple and Elegant!

This plugin is fantastic. I'm adding it to every client site so that we can keep notes between team members.

Screenshots

  1. Administrator's view of the Dashboard Website To-Do List Widget

    Administrator's view of the Dashboard Website To-Do List Widget

  2. Editor's view of the Dashboard Website To-Do List Widget

    Editor's view of the Dashboard Website To-Do List Widget

  3. To-Do list on the frontend

    To-Do list on the frontend

Changelog

1.3.2

  • Patched reported Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability when saving the dashboard widget.

1.3.1

  • Fixed capabilities bug when saving the widget if switching between user roles (thanks to chrslcy).

1.3.0

  • Fixed bug where any authenticated user (subscriber+) could modify the To-Do list widget
  • Added option for Administrators to allow Editors to view and edit the To-Do list widget
  • Edited option to allow only Administrators to view the To-Do list on the frontend
  • Added option to allow Editors to view the To-Do list on the frontend
  • Visibility options on widget hidden from Editors.
  • Styling updates

1.2.0

  • Added German translation (thanks to m266)
  • Added Japanese translation (thanks to Naoko Takano)
  • Added UK translation
  • Styling updates

1.1.2

  • Translation updates
  • General bug fixes

1.1.1

  • Enabled translation
  • Description added to textarea
  • Bug fix with the checkbox option

1.1.0

  • Added option to position the widget left or right on the website.
  • You can now use the following HTML tags in your list: a, em, strong, b, u.
  • Fixed issue with slashes being added to the text on save.

1.0.2

  • Made dashboard widget full width
  • Bug fixes

1.0.1

  • Donate link added to Readme.txt
  • Stable version updated
  • Update to public css as some themes were showing bullet points in the list

1.0.0

  • Initial release